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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale County
15 Families width 22 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale County
19 Genera with 22 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discias Rathbun, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1922anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenopus Latreille, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
22 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Discias exul Kemp, 1920
Eriphia ferox Koh & Ng, 2008
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes rex Kemp, 1922
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868Obese Crab
Potamonautes raybouldi Cumberlidge ..., 2004East African Tree Hole Crab
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936Camel Shrimp
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Stenopus hispidus Olivier, 1811Banded Boxer Shrimp
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Kwale County
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
18
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Decapoda at artfakta.se
Decapoda at biodiversity.org.au
Decapoda at dyntaxa.se
Decapoda at gbif.org
Decapoda at irmng.org
Decapoda at itis.gov
Decapoda at marinespecies.org